With ‘blended families’ on the increase, early years practitioners need to be in tune with the feelings of the children affected, and aware of their obligations to both parents, writes Annette...
The tenth anniversary of National Child Safety Week at the end of June was celebrated by health visitors and Angus Council's family support team with parties for babies and parents in Kirriemuir and...
The challenges and benefits of reflective practice for early years practitioners are explored in depth in this unit, says Mary Evans.
By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network. 2002 was a successful year. We saw the publication of the Government's major inter-departmental review of childcare, the first financial...
Mainstream settings can find guidance on including disabled children in a new pack launched last week by disabled children's charity KIDS. The 'All of Us' pack contains two documents to promote...
(Photograph) - Children play at a Unicef project in Kasungo, Malawi, for people who have AIDS, in one of more than 120 images celebrating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The...
There are various key points that practitioners need to bear in mind in selecting, using and teaching about tools and materials: * Ensure that materials and tools fit the purpose. Explain to the...
New research reveals the two-child limit under universal credit and tax credits will result in hundreds of thousands more children in poverty, once universal credit is fully rolled out in 2023-2024.
The national children's charity Early Education has produced a series of four booklets aimed at early years practitioners. Healthy Young Children by Dr Helen Zealley is a guide to creating an...
Don't miss Early Years in School, out now, published free with the new issue of Nursery World 25 January-7 February.
